Hi All;

The steps below were posted about 3 weeks ago for a 64 bit Windows7 laptop 
computer for changing the name of the store folder.  My question is, will 
these same steps work for changing the computer name for an XPSP3 Pro 
Operating System?  If not, how would I do this?  All help will be greatly 
appreciated.
From: Brian Lee
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Renaming Main Folder
Hello Graham,
You can rename the name of the folder that shows at the top of the start
menu and in a few other places by changing the registered owner's name in
the registry.  However, although you change the folder name you will have to
take additional steps to actually change the name of the c:\users\store
folder.  If you don't mind working in the registry then the following steps
should help you in renaming the folder for the user in the start menu.  I
suggest that you first export your current registry settings and note where
they are saved before changing things in the registry.  Without knowing your
level of experience working with computers, I need to mention that you
should be cautious when working in the Windows registry.  You won't get a
chance to save or cancel when you finish changing things and results can
certainly be troublesome if you inadvertently change things you don't mean
to change.  The export choice is in the file menu of the registry.  In the
export dialog box be sure that after naming the registry backup file that
you use tab key to a group of radio buttons that determine if the entire
registry or just a current branch is to be exported.  You should use the
"all" choice if changes will be in more than one branch of the registry.
Also tab in that dialog box and be sure you note the location for the saved
exported file.



With that out-of-the way here is how you can make your changes:



1.  Press Windows key with R to bring up the run dialog box.

2.  Type in "regedit" (without the quotes) and press enter key.  This will
open the registry editor.

3.  In the registry you will be presented with a tree view/list view
structure.  You can use tab key and shift+tab between the tree and list
views.  You can open levels in the tree view by using a right arrow key and
close levels by using a left arrow key.  If focus is in the tree view then
you want to start at the top of the tree structure.  JAWS should tell you as
you use tab and shift+tab if you are in the list or tree view.  When focus
is in the tree view use the home key to move to the top of it.  If JAWS says
"computer closed" then use right arrow to open that level.

4.  When focus is on "my computer" and the level is open then using down
arrow key moves you from hive to hive in the registry.  Use down arrow key
to the HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE entry and use right arrow to open another level.

5.  Press S until you get to the "software" choice and press right arrow
key.

6.  Press the letter "M" until you get to the "Microsoft" choice and use
right arrow key.

7.  Press the letter "W" until you get to the "Windows NT" choice and use
right arrow to open another level.

8.  Use down arrow to the "current version" entry.

9.  Use tab key into the list view.

10.Press the letter "R" until you get to the "registered organization"
choice.

11.If you want to change the registered organization then press enter key on
that choice.  In the resulting dialog box the focus should be in an edit box
with the current name in it.  You can use the end key to move to the end of
the current organization name and use backspace until the string of text is
gone.  Type in the name for the organization, tab to the OK button and press
enter key.

12.Use down arrow key to the "registered owner" choice.  If it is not the
next entry then continue using down arrow key or pressing the letter "R"
until you find the choice for the registered owner.

13.Press enter key to be taken where the value of the current owner is shown
in the edit box.  Use end key and then backspace to remove the current
string of text and type in the owner name you want used.  Tab to the OK
button and press enter key.

14.           Use a shift+tab keystroke to move back to the tree view.

15.With the 64-bit version of Windows you also want to make the changes for
the registered organization and registered owner in another registry key.
Use the Home key to move to the top of the tree view and make sure that
"computer" is open.

16.    Use down arrow to the HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE entry and use right arrow
key to open another level.  Press S until you find the "software" choice and
use right arrow key to open it.  Press the letter "W" until you find an
entry for "WOW6432Node." And then press right arrow key to open another
level.  Press "M" until you find the "Microsoft" choice and then right arrow
key to open another level.  Press "W" until you find the "Windows NT" choice
and use right arrow key to open another level.  Press "C" until you get to
the "current version" choice.

17.Use tab key to move into the list of items.

18.Press the letter "R" and if you have entries for "registered
organization" and/or "registered owner" change them in the same way as you
did previously.

19.There might be one other area to change in the registry.  Press shift+tab
to move to the tree view and then home key to move to the top of it.

20.Use down arrow key until you find the HKEY_Current_User hive and then use
right arrow key to open it.

21.Press the letter "v" until you find the entry for "volatile environment."


22.Use tab key into the list view and then use down arrow key until you find
a "UserName" entry.  You do not want the "UserDomain" choice but the
specific entry for UserName."

23.Press enter key and change the string of text as you did in previous
steps from the existing entry to the new owner name.

24.Close the registry with Alt+F4.

The above steps are for changing the user name for the folder that appears
in the start menu.  There are additional steps for changing the actual user
folder found in c:\users\UserName but the steps involve creating another
user account, logging into the new administrator user account that you
create and renaming the folder, logging out-of-the newly created account,
logging back into the original account that was changed and then deleting if
desired the newly created account.  You are welcome to contact me off list
if you want to take on this process.
Brian Lee

Thanks much, take care.
Mike


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